CA Ct Orders Owners to Pay $1.2M+ for HOA Attorney Fees/Costs in Dispute re Unmeritorious Action

UNPUBLISHED California Appellate Court decision (March 2, 2015).

In this case, three owners of two different properties that were part of a common interest development consisting of over 800 parcels of land brought suit against the homeowners association to challenge various regulations and fees that had been adopted by the association which impacted absentee owners such as the plaintiffs, who rented their homes out for short-term vacation rentals. The association defended the action and also filed a cross-complaint against the plaintiffs for unpaid fees owed to the association and for declaratory relief to compel compliance with the association’s rules and regulations.